My clown has ick...how do i get rid of it?

[j_g]

I have a skunk shrimp but he's not getting near the gold stripe maroon clowns....what the best way to get rid of ick or should i leave it alone....what about a neon goby?

 

[doodle1800]

Tell us more about your tank... coral?, LR?..fish only?

 

[j_g]

i have a 20L reef tank ...heres a pic

 

[dacia]

Do you have a QT tank setup? The best way to cure ich is through hyposalinity, but corals and inverts will not survive this. "Kick Ich" is a hit and miss cure in a bottle, and it might help if there is not a way to remove the fish and perform hypo on him. Kick Ich is not supposed to hurt corals or inverts.

 

[powdertoastman]

remove all the fish in the tank and do hypo in another tank, cant do it on a reef tank. dont try those "reef safe" ich meds. i did, put out $30 and was told by a few people that it works great, didnt do anything at all cept make my wallet a little lighter. or you can use copper based meds in another tank, but i hear hypo is the best way. also make sure you leave your fish out of your reef for atleast 4 to 6 weeks, that should be enough time for the ich to die off, it cant live without a host, i.e. fish. it sucks, i know, im doing hypo right now myself, dang ich! good luck

 

[powdertoastman]

ps: nice tank

 

[beth]

That is a nice tank and a stunning clownfish. Don't let him die. There are several topics in the FAQ Thread located at the top of the Disease Forum that can help you get all your fish [and tank] back to normal again. It will be some work involved, but it will also be worth it.
If you need anymore help, please post up in the Disease Forum. But, in the meantime take a look at the FAQ Threat and the posts on Quarantine Tanks and Hyposalinity.

 

[beth]

Oh, and BTW, I'm trying to get good detailed pics of fish with various diseases so I can post them here on this site. If you can get a good closeup shot of the clown with the ich prominently showing in the pic, and don't mind me using it, I'd appreciate it.

 

[j_g]

so..a neon goby wont clean them up?

 

[beth]

It is hit and miss with biological cleaners. They won't kill the ich that is not on your fish, that is for sure, thus they can't accually "cure" the problem.

 

[scottnj]

J.G
Great looking tank. As said, the cleaner might kill the ick on the clown, but if there is ick in the tank the only real cure is to get all the fish out of the tank. That way without a host the ick in the tank will die off. (While your doing hypo in the QT and killing the ick on the fish.)
Good luck
_Scott